Sick Days

I have been feeling rough since we got back from our week away. I must have caught Master Z's lurgie and have had an annoying tickling cough and no voice for the last 2 weeks. TBone and Master Z are thrilled that I haven't been able to nag or complain, I have not been impressed that I can't tell them all the really interesting things and words of wisdom I have to impart.


I have had to have time off work as well, which is not something I would normally do. I had last Thursday off, then went to work on Monday and went home after an hour. I then went to the Doctor on Tuesday, who diagnosed viral laryngitis and advised I just needed to stop talking! She may as well have told me to eat a bowl of coriander! I was not impressed. But, she did give me a certificate for Wednesday and Thursday so that I didn't keep going in to work and when coughing up my lungs spread it around our office and my mum has still had Master Z both days. This has meant I have been able to catch up on sleep, read, write, catch up on some more sleep - all without cleaning, cooking, uni deadlines or work to worry about. 


Despite feeling like death warmed up, it has been wonderful and has been a great re-charge. Particularly as this weekend is the start of December madness. Christmas tree chopping down and first work Christmas party on Saturday, with the Christmas pageant on Sunday!


I love December!


This week, I am thankful for sick days, and for knowing my sickness is very short term and self-limiting. I am also thankful for my mum being able to look after Master Z when I need, and for the month of December and all the fun and excitement that it brings.


Linking up with Kate today at Kate says stuff for Thankful Thursday

Chantel x

Craziness

Things have been crazy busy since we got back from holidays and my body has finally decide to give up. I have no voice left, which must be bliss for TBone and Master Zeb, but now I am starting to feel like death warmed up. 
I haven't had a chance to come near the computer for non-uni related things, I have so many blogs to read and so many ideas for posts to write.


So while I take the next few days to catch up, I will leave you with something that I thought was going to be cute (I mean, how could kittens not be cute!), but is really just downright ANNOYING!!!!

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So sorry to do that to you! Will get back into it over the next few days, honest :o)

Chantel x

Did the Doctor Really Order This?

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I'm baaaacck! It is great to be home and back into a routine, but I want to know how can one week be so stressful and so therapeutic at the same time?


We had a wonderful week, we stayed in a small chalet down south, among the forests, beautiful green rolling hills and wineries. We were able to relax, unplug - forced I might add, as there was no mobile reception and only one channel on the TV. It was a great opportunity to enjoy each others company and reconnect after a long 5 months where TBone has been working stupid hours 6 days a week and going to bed at 8.30pm each night as he had to leave at 4.30pm the next morning.

But, poor Master Z was the sickest he has ever been. He was full of cold, conjunctivitis in both eyes, croup at night, had a mouth abcess, was teething his 2 year old molars and had an ear infection. He was so unwell, but was such an amazing little trouper and just slept most of the week without too much complaining. He would get up for a bottle of milk -wouldn't eat anything else due to a sore throat and mouth - and then take himself back to his cot. This meant we weren't able to leave the chalet much, so the planned wine tours and nature walks went out the window. Holidays with little ones are definitely a different kettle of fish to what we are used to!

But, I wouldn't change it for the world - except his sickness of course. It forced us to have down time, to relax (when I wasn't worried about him), we talked, laughed, had long Master Z cuddles, made plans and spoke of our dreams, drank lots of wine and caught up on many dvd movies that we haven't been able to see for the last two years.

It was a great recalibration and now that Master Z is on the way to recovery, I can appreciate it as being exactly what the Dr ordered for us.

Have you had a holiday that was not quite what you planned, but in hindsight was wonderful all the same?

Chantel x

Say Goodbye to Fatty Boombah - Finding My Rhythm

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This week, the 4th week on the 12 Week Body Transformation, was going wonderfully. I was finding my rhythm, getting into a habit of good eating, exercising every day, then Monday, I woke up with the stomach from hell. Master Z's bug of the week last week was a stomach bug (this week it is conjunctivitis!!!!!) and I copped it. It meant no exercising for Monday and Tuesday, but probably actually went a long way to helping clear out my body! I am still a bit ginger and it hurts to exercise, but thankfully it didn't hang around for as long as Master Z or my dad had it.

So, on the scales, I lost what I put on last week, plus another kilo, so I am stoked. The most exciting thing for me though, is that I have lost 35cm all over, which makes me very happy - and means that my pre-baby clothes are just that bit closer.

Tonight I am completing my fitness test, so I am hoping that 4 weeks of exercising will have done something towards improving my dismal 1km run time. Tomorrow is going to be a big day though, as Michelle has asked us to complete a mini-milestone as we are 1/3 of the way through. My plan is to do a 5km run, 15 km bike ride and 2000 m row (in the gym of course). Really looking forward to see how I go with it. I am sure there will be a few walks and slow breathers in there, but I am aiming to go the distance.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend

Chantel x

Daycare Newbie

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I am playing Wordless Wednesday with Trish at My Little Drummer Boys. Head on over to check it out.

 

*The little pot with the red lid is Holy Water from Lourdes - trying anything to get him healthy :o)

Chantel x